Best Company but not the best employer - General Field Engineer SLB Employee Review

4.0
2 Apr 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Schlumberger is the best company to work for. When I look back and see myself I realize that Schlumberger has developed a safety attitude in myself and provided the best training and development opportunities. It is very organized and has well defined training steps up to some level.

Cons

As the company is too big and getting bigger day by day, the process within is getting complicated and hence making it too slow for everyone internally. On the top, managers should lead by example. There are procedures for everything but when it comes to business needs, they can be easily by passed.

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5.0
28 Apr 2026
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Pros

benefits, vacation, 401k, I love working for SLB

Cons

I wish they had a better way of promoting.

1.0
17 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good people at the local level. The work is engaging and challenging.

Cons

Too many to count. Career advancements are extremely limited. Pay raises are minimal and don't get close to keeping up with inflation even for top performers. At the corporate level they are using acquisitions to hide massive layoffs. They return billions in profit to investors consistently, but there is still a constant threat of layoffs and multiyear freezes on pay raises even with inflation and solid corporate profit.

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